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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 15, 2018
Sudden loss of chamber leader brings heartbreak — but also opportunity

Kathy Lehner beat out several candidates for the job and in March officially took on the role of president and CEO. She thinks her multi-year vision for the chamber helped land her the position.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 10, 2021
Opinion: Time's up for public education

Employers’ struggles with a lack of workers and the quality of those hired stem from the actions of the State. To turn the tide, think of this: all private education.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2012
Capstone Real Estate Investments buys Sun Pointe Lake

The price equated to $40,771 per unit or $80 per square foot.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2019
College expands campus, plans renovations

Galen College of Nursing is growing its presence in the Tampa region, with a 26,026-square-foot expansion of its St. Petersburg campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2014
Two Tampa apartments sell for combined price of $48.47 million

The combined purchase price equated to $78,805 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 25, 2024
New retailers coming to Coconut Point mall

The Lee County open-air mall announced five new stores have joined its roster. Two, including Barnes & Noble, have already opened for business.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2019
Construction manager chosen for eight-story condo project

The eight-story Evolution condominium development in Sarasota will have 20 units.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2019
Governor appoints entrepreneur chair of council

Joel Schleicher is the founder and executive chairman of Focal Point Data Risk.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2017
Music firm wins $4M investment

Ballast Point Ventures acquired a $4 million stake in Tampa's Symphonic Distribution Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 7, 2014
Two Tampa apartments sold for $10M

WISCO Holdings purchased the Newport Riverside and Newport Pointe from Monument Real Estate Services LLC.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • September 2, 2016
Demand more

A hip work culture, down to the Frisbee breaks across the street, has fueled fast growth at a Polk County ad agency.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 15, 2016
Changing lanes

Steve Martin gave up a lucrative career in advertising to pursue his cycling passion with a bike shop. Bike Bistro has good coffee, too.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2008
Michaels: Marketplace of Ideas

The most recent climate change report is neither scientific orlogical, but a paean to the politics of so-called global warming.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2004
Drug War

Merckis Vioxx center of legal wrangling.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2016
Furniture store opens outlet

Furniture Factory Outlet has opened a store at Miromar Design Center in Estero, promising deeply discounted furniture.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2015
Hospital opens store at mall

Hospital operator Lee Memorial Health System plans to open a store at Coconut Point Mall next week.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 6, 2015
Foreclosure rate falls in Sarasota-Bradenton

The foreclosure rate was 3.08% in December, down from 6.08% in 2013.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 2, 2010
Grade Inflation

Two prominent business groups give liberal Gulf Coast legislators higher grades this year than last, but that may have more to do with a few slam-dunk votes and election year politics than any philosophical shift by Democrats.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 24, 2014
Organic collaboration

Getting friendly with competitors is anathema to many executives. But one well-traveled decision maker has found a way to turn business rivalries into advantages.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2009
People must eat, grocers doing better

Department stores maybe be closing stores and pulling back, but another large retail anchor sector, grocery stores, looks to be holding its ground on real estate and still growing.

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